Absolut Grape
What is the proper method for propagating a grape vine, and when should cuttings be taken? There are several ways to multiply grapes, but possibly the most popular approach is by latent cuttings. Collecting seeds should be done when the vines have gone dormant. Choose one-year-old growth that is about the size of a pencil. Take cuttings from long, straight branches you have collected. It is preferable to start producing cuttings at the base of a shoot that is about 6 feet tall. The right side up position is necessary for the cuttings to root. Remembering to cut the top of the cutting at an angle and the base of the cutting flat is simple. The cuttings should have four buds and be 12 to 18 inches long. Three of the buds should be buried, while the fourth should be left above ground. Each cutting's tip can be dipped in rooting hormone to hasten the emergence of roots. As soon as you have pruned the cuttings, plant them in the soil. Over the rest of the winter, the cuttings will callu...